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Well, I've never been more than a dabbler at either trading or poker - but I'm in the black at both over the course of my life. I think that has more to do with the fact that I don't get a charge out of money, resist high stakes, and avoid the tables and markets I'm outclassed in. But anyhow...

Many jurisdictions have different things on their petitions. Don't worry about it too much. You will be asked many questions during the investigative process. Being examined, and being continually willing to be reexamined is very central to Masonry. A big part of that is trusting that their...

Well yesterday this fellow asked in another thread: And when asked who we're supposed to sell them to responded: "KINGTHURMON" - we don't work this way. And your questions, both the devil worshiping one and now asking for money out of the blue are - well I don't wish to be rude. We are...

These are a whole list of organizations, which are primarily located in the United States - called "appendant bodies". The most famous ones are: York Rite Scottish Rite Shriners Eastern Star There are many others, including the Grotto, Lodges of Research and so on and so forth. Most require...

Keep in mind that as of now you must be a Master Mason before becoming a Shriner. You still have quite a few things to experience and a number of challenges to get through before membership into the Order is even possible. Shriners are respected all over the world, and in some countries more...

Years ago my lodge sold their building and purchased an endowment for every living member of the lodge. The majority of those members have now passed on, but their endowments cover the entirety of our lodge's expenses, which are already manageable as we rent space at a very reasonable cost...

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Greetings! There are several Grand Lodges in Austria. The largest one (with over a hundred lodges) is, in English "The Grand Lodge of Austria" and was founded prior to the second World War I believe and is in Vienna. I don't have a web address for them or contact information, but if noone...

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Hallo, ich habe einen Freund, der in Köln lebt! My German is even worse than my Spanish though so forgive me. I was in Europe last year and met a German fellow in Strausbourg who guided me around France and Switzerland, really nice fellow and he lives in Köln now. I am sure that some El...

I just pick someone at random to blame :thumbup1: ...kidding of course. I crack jokes when it is appropriate and make myself the object, ask for help a lot, make BBQ, and I try not to get lazy about my yes sirs and no sirs.

Well I freely admit that I'm a little quixotic about the whole thing. And as our lodge went through a heck of a time of trouble about the time I came in I witnessed first hand what a hell bent man in the East can do to empty the place out, and had to work pretty hard to try to reverse the...

I think your view is in the majority Brother, or at least thats what I've seen in my lodge. I get a number of responses to my rambles about charity from my Brothers pretty often (by that I mean Ive ran into these multiple times). In no particular order: Masonic charity should be mostly...

One of the requirements in Texas is that you must not have a felony conviction, and you must profess a belief in deity - though the specifics of the last bit is left as a private matter to the man. I'm not sure of the requirements in Virginia, but chances are they are similar. If you are good...

One of the men in my lodge was a liberal Frenchman with an accent so strong some folks can't understand him (though I always tell him he has no accent haha, what can I say, I love him). And we have had a Muslim man of color twice serve as Master in the last decade. I have a good friend who is...

Just to clarify - I don't mean to suggest, Brethren, that we forgo our ritual and other things by any means. Or to lessen their importance in any way. I'm a firm believer in the value of our ritual, history, and symbolism. It is just that I believe that the best way to teach charity is by...

Brethren, fellas, lurkers - forgive me in advance for the length of my ramble. Had some thoughts I wanted to pen and this seemed like the best place for a braindump. A fair bit of this is Shrine related, but my main thoughts are aimed at Blue Lodge so I figured here might be better. By way of...

Northwoods is on a completely different scale as 9/11. Also, my Brother, putting out a challenge to prove a conspiracy theorist wrong, especially with the threshold being "backed up by some published works somewhere" is not proof that Alex Jones is a truth teller - when of course, noone winds...

We're so blessed in 30A to have Brother Emile Bussemey for a district instructor. His time at our lodge instructing is something several of us wouldn't miss for the world. Patient, takes the time to teach the whys and whatfors, and is a very intelligent man (retired geophysicist) who has been...

The Economist is really one of the few periodicals worthwhile subscribing to their print edition, in my opinion. Independent reporting, dense and substantive coverage of global affairs. Most foreign policy professionals from ambassadors to energy execs I've met read it and Foreign Affairs...